"Hello, outsider. I'm Bill. If you don't mind, I can give you a brief introduction to this island."
"Thank you for the offer, Bill. I'm Hill, and this is my companion, Jom."
Anvis smiled as well and extended his hand, giving Bill a neither too firm nor too limp handshake.
His physical attributes were average, no higher than Tier Two.
"All right, Hill. That's a good name."
After shaking Anvis's hand, Bill nodded.
"I think you've already noticed that this island is far from ordinary. A strange Curse hangs over the island's wilderness.
And there's a reason for that. According to the stories passed down by the old folks on the island, in ancient times, this island was a place abandoned by an ancient god."
As he spoke, the young, cheerful sailor raised a muscular arm and pressed it against his chest.
"'The god Sealed the shadow of His Dark Side here, then tore this island away from the mainland and cast it into the ocean shrouded in endless fog.'
Legend has it that whenever night falls, His shadow awakens from its slumber and wanders among the island's Ancient Mountains. With its indescribable gaze, it surveys the island's dark forests and wilderness."
"Once you are caught in the gaze of the ancient god, terrifying corruption will fill your mind, causing abhorrent mutations in your body and completely devouring your reason."
"The earliest settlers were cast ashore on this island after a shipwreck, but because of the island's powerful Curse, most of them soon went completely mad.
The survivors with stronger wills prayed to the gods in Despair.
The benevolent ancient god Lai heard their prayers and took pity on the people of the island."
"So, He sent down a temple and blessed this land at the island's edge, making it